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Plaza Básica - 2014

Plaza Básica is located in a commercial area of raw material supplies east of Mexico City; starting from the commercial need for services in the area.

 

The basic program arose with the need to form commercial spaces of service; where the client will supply those needs. The building site is an L; in such a way that the view towards the main avenue both inside and outside of it is of the important factors commercially speaking and the central parking together with a local anchor makes the interconnection of users from the avenue and adjacent streets.

 

The main idea of the project in the design phase was to innovate the area where it develops with inclined shapes and apparent material elements and integrate it into the context without altering it visually. Because of its young and light design, it revitalizes formal commerce and marks the pattern as a prototype in the urban image. The design in general also includes the use of vegetation and keeps the plaza as a living body, achieving a harmonious and fresh environment.

 

The materials and image in the construction process are mixed; using concrete and steel to give an industrial appearance which is determined by the area of ​​influence and urban image of the surroundings.

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